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Table 6 Overview of local and systemic complications depending the treatment modality

From: Early motor function after local treatment of brain metastases in the motor cortex region with stereotactic radiotherapy/radiosurgery or microsurgical resection: a retrospective study of two consecutive cohorts

 

Overall

MRS

SRT/SRS

Local complications:

   

brain abscess and meningitis

2

2

–

seizure

3

1

2

bleeding

1

1

–

wound healing complications

1

1

–

vigilance disturbance

1

–

1

vertigo

1

–

1

Systemic complications

   

pneumonia

5

1

4

lung embolism

2

1

1

candida esophagitis, gastritis

4

–

4

psychosis

2

–

2

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Radiation Oncology

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